ش ر ف

ش ر ف • (š-r-f)

1. related to honor, nobility and height

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: شَرَفَ (šarafa, “to ennoble, exalt, honour”)
  • Verbal noun: شَرَف (šaraf, “dignity, eminence, high-rank”)
  • Active participle: شَارِف (šārif)
  • Passive participle: مَشْرُوف (mašrūf)
• Form I: شَرُفَ (šarufa, “to be noble, illustrious, or high-ranking”)
  • Verbal noun: شَرَف (šaraf), شَرَافَة (šarāfa)
• Form II: شَرَّفَ (šarrafa, “to praise, ennoble, honour, homage, visit”)
  • Verbal noun: تَشْرِيف (tašrīf, “augustness, majesty, awe, respect”)
  • Active participle: مُشَرِّف (mušarrif, “honourable”)
  • Passive participle: مُشَرَّف (mušarraf)
• Form III: شَارَفَ (šārafa, “(with على) to dominate, to grant view, (with ه (h)) to ascend”)
  • Verbal noun: مُشارَفَة (mušārafa, “supervision, overview”)
  • Active participle: مُشَارِف (mušārif, “heights, hills, elevations”)
  • Passive participle: مُشَارَف (mušāraf)
• Form IV: أَشْرَفَ (ʔašrafa, “to raise, be elevated, (with على) to be about to, go towards, (with إلى) to aspire, (with على) to supervise, control”)
  • Verbal noun: إِشْرَاف (ʔišrāf)
  • Active participle: مُشْرِف (mušrif)
  • Passive participle: مُشْرَف (mušraf)
• Form V: تَشَرَّفَ (tašarrafa, “to be distinguished or ennobled”)
  • Verbal noun: تَشَرُّف (tašarruf)
  • Active participle: مُتَشَرِّف (mutašarrif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَشَرَّف (mutašarraf)
• Form VIII: اِشْتَرَفَ (ištarafa, “(with ه (h)) to raise, (reflexive) to erect, straighten, (with إلى) to aspire”)
  • Verbal noun: اِشْتِرَاف (ištirāf)
  • Active participle: مُشْتَرِف (muštarif)
  • Passive participle: مُشْتَرَف (muštaraf)
• Form X: اِسْتَشْرَفَ (istašrafa, “(with ه (h)) to raise, (reflexive) to erect, straighten”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِشْرَاف (istišrāf)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَشْرِف (mustašrif)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَشْرَف (mustašraf)

Nouns and adjectives

• شَرَف (šaraf, “honour”)
• شَرَفِيّ (šarafiyy, “honourary”)
• مُشْرِف (mušrif, “supervisor, overseer; (Internet) moderator”)
• شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble, excellent”)
• تَشْرِيفَة (tašrīfa, “ceremony”)
• أَشْرَف (ʔašraf, “embattled, high, large”)
• شُرْفَة (šurfa, “honour, exaltation, distinction”)
• شُرَّافَة (šurrāfa), مُسْتَشْرَف (mustašraf, “balcony, vantage point, loge”)

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ش ر ف”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎ (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 596